SOS: Nias Online in the State of Excessive CPU Usage
Last Friday (9 October 2009) was a bad day for Nias Online, it was suspended by its host. The reason: Excessive CPU Usage.
Category: Article
Expression of Time in Nias Tradition
About 30 years ago, before watches and clocks (aralozi / tandra luo) were common things for Nias people, they usually relied on ’pragmatic’ ways to estimate time of day.
Nias — not just stone jumping and surfing
Sunday, December 30, 2007 George Junus Aditjondro Stone jumping (hombo batu) and surfing are the two most well-known attractions for tourists coming to the island of Nias, 75 miles west… Read more »
The Genetics of Nias – Concepts and First Data
Note: In 2002 and 2003 Prof.Dr.med. Ingo Kennerknecht visited Nias for a research on the origins of Nias people. The preliminary results of this research was presented by Prof.Dr.med. Ingo… Read more »
Analyzing Major Indonesian Earthquakes
Science Daily — Researchers from Oregon State University and an Indonesian science center are collaborating on a pioneering project to analyze the history of great earthquakes and tsunamis on the… Read more »
Ho, the Window to the Ancient Nias – A critical and mythological analysis
After the publication in 2001 of Fr. Johannes Hammerle’s “Asal Usul Masyarakat Nias – Suatu Interpretasi†(The Origins of Nias People – An Interpretation), a new book: “Ho Jendela Nias… Read more »